Ulster County Comprehensive Planning: How UCPB Policies Relate to Referrals

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How UCPB Policies Relate to Referrals

The UCPB comprehensive planning efforts have resulted in the creation and adoption of plans that address housing, economic development, agriculture, open space, transportation, etc. The plans contain policies, goals and objectives that the UCPB utilizes in the referral process.

Recent Plans Include:

• Ulster County Long Range Transportation Plan (adopted by UC Transportation Council in September 2005)
• Ulster County Housing Strategies Report (adopted by UC Legislature in July 2008)
• Ulster County Open Space Plan (adopted by UC Legislature in December 2007)
• Ulster Tomorrow Sustainable Economic Development Plan
• UCPB's current initiative to integrate all these plans into a comprehensive plan and Greenway Compact for the county

Consistency with these planning documents and the policies they contain often form the basis of UCPB recommendations. The general principles of these plans as they relate to municipal referrals are in the "Policy Guides" in the pages that follow. The diagram below shows the major components of UCPB's planning and programmatic work, which establishes county policies, informs the referrals process, and provides a basis for technical assistance to communities and UCPB's work with county departments, legislators and programs. Details on each of these planning areas and documents for download are available on this website.

Policy Guides Guidance for UCPB Referral Recommendations